they expect the women to feel bad and have their day ruined. that's the part that gets them off.

Pretty much all about power.

Where would someone with fusilli lunghi hair sit?

People don't hate curly hair. Signed "Lasagna Hair"

What about "What is the minimum amount of message exchanges before 'surprise dick pic' becomes acceptable?" ? :D

I am evil and shallow and would not. I'm not looking for the male equivalent of a beauty queen, but I'd like someone single and age appropriate and this seems like a haven for dudes who are sort of kind of separated and twenty years older than they claim to attempt to get women to give them a chance.

Imagine if you answer "tri-color penne"! Crazy hair dye AND dreads! Nuh-uh!

So, does answering "linguine" mean you are hot, and "elbow macaroni" means you are not because people hate curly hair?

Burt Reynolds. Wine. Fireplace.

The problem with this is that you can't avoid shallowness, you can only delay it.

I would have loved for the article to talk more about the things you mention in your comment. i.e. WHY more women than men lean toward PR; how sexism and beauty play a part in a woman's success in PR; why women leave the business as they get older / why typically men run the PR biz employing teams of women.

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What's confusing about advertising is that my portfolio school was around 50/50 but my office is heavy heavy male, especially in the creative department. Not to mention only 3% of creative directors are women. WHERE ARE YOU, AD LADIES?

He's going to be living that down until he's 60. I know, because I was a kid that talked like a miniature adult. I thank Dog that there were no personal video cameras back then!

Oh my god, he sounds like a tiny, 1920s gangster.

Someone needs to teach him James Cagney's "You dirty rat" speech ASAP.